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troops in afghanistan. it was a deadly day for troops in afghanistan. five nato service members died. four were killed by a roadside bombs, and one died in an insurgent attack. so far this year, 16 international troops have died in afghanistan. >>> parental flooding is wreaking more havoc in australia. -- torrential flooding is wreaking more havoc in australia. the city's mayor said a caused 20,000 homes to be swamped breed more than 40 people are missing since the rains began back in november. this is something that people have been dealing for months now. it is just awful. let's talk about the situation. we have dodged the most of it. now when you see big deal out of boston -- >> and they are getting hammered. they have had 28 inches of snow from this blizzard. it is crazy. we are on the southern fringes of this storm. let's get started with some numbers are around the area. 15 degrees in mchenry, maryland. these are wind gusts and might end up being commonplace as you head to the afternoon. this is what we have in germantown. 26 degrees but the wind
troops in afghanistan. it was a deadly day for troops in afghanistan. five nato service members died. four were killed by a roadside bombs, and one died in an insurgent attack. so far this year, 16 international troops have died in afghanistan. >>> parental flooding is wreaking more havoc in australia. -- torrential flooding is wreaking more havoc in australia. the city's mayor said a caused 20,000 homes to be swamped breed more than 40 people are missing since the rains began back in...
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estimated $10 million a day leaving from afghanistan. this fuels the bad guys. >> there are multiple issues. let me try to define them as clearly as i can. number one, we have an issue with pakistan. they own the border. the contentious border along the fatah, fallly administered tribal area. they have to step up to make it more secure. now the second issue is afghan literacy. we have an issue to ensure that the security forces that haven't had, haven't grown up, haven't been educated in an environment of complete literacy, has to be able to achieve the training. so you have the chasm. you have a bridge over that. there are mhmisms to do that as well. but i would say in essence, you have the problem with pakistan, you have a literacy problem this afghanistan. again, these are not new issues. then it's the professional ethos embedded in the folks and that's a difficult task to raise professionalism. >> eric: it seems almost daunting. is it possible? >> sure, it's possible. again, we heard dave petraeus say this before. hard is not impossi
estimated $10 million a day leaving from afghanistan. this fuels the bad guys. >> there are multiple issues. let me try to define them as clearly as i can. number one, we have an issue with pakistan. they own the border. the contentious border along the fatah, fallly administered tribal area. they have to step up to make it more secure. now the second issue is afghan literacy. we have an issue to ensure that the security forces that haven't had, haven't grown up, haven't been educated in...
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it is the lead he became radical by the soviet invasion of afghanistan. later, he began targeting the united states and was linked to the bombings in africa in 1998 and the next year, the attack on one of the u.s. shuts in. he as it troops in afghanistan and we have been trying to track him down ever since then. we will have more on the latest of the death of osama bin laden. >>> nearly 3000 citizens taken from oz, leaving a gaping whole in our hearts. on september 11, 2001, in our time of grief,- >> that was president obama speaking from the white house at about 8:42 night. let's look at the tremendous action taking place in washington, d.c. tonight. >> usa, usa, usa. >> lots of smiles and plenty of chairs outside the white house. even before the president spoke tonight as word leaked out that osama bin laden was dead, crowds pressed against a fence outside the white house. many of you see here that they are carrying flags and cheering the news. >> the news of his death is raising security questions at sensitive facilities including airport. we are live
it is the lead he became radical by the soviet invasion of afghanistan. later, he began targeting the united states and was linked to the bombings in africa in 1998 and the next year, the attack on one of the u.s. shuts in. he as it troops in afghanistan and we have been trying to track him down ever since then. we will have more on the latest of the death of osama bin laden. >>> nearly 3000 citizens taken from oz, leaving a gaping whole in our hearts. on september 11, 2001, in our...
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inspire magazine and state add desire to attack our servicemen and women as they return from iraq and afghanistan could have come from an al-qaeda playbook. homegrown extremists are one of the faces of terrorism that we are now facing and foreign terrorist organizations attempt to recruit our own citizens to take up armed jihad against their own neighbors. the threats against us change constantly, and our challenge in law enforcement is to balance vigilance and prepareedness that gain who we are as a civil society. to do this we will employ the tried and true techniques that serve us for decades. we follow the rule of law and act aggressively but responsibly. in the fight against the shifting and difficult to identified local terror threat there is an important role to play for local prosecutors working in coordination with our federal counter parts as we did in this case and we will continue to work within the law and employ all the tools available to us to prevent a local terrorist attack and to keep our citizens safe. thank you, mayor. >> before taking questions let me just summarize our annou
inspire magazine and state add desire to attack our servicemen and women as they return from iraq and afghanistan could have come from an al-qaeda playbook. homegrown extremists are one of the faces of terrorism that we are now facing and foreign terrorist organizations attempt to recruit our own citizens to take up armed jihad against their own neighbors. the threats against us change constantly, and our challenge in law enforcement is to balance vigilance and prepareedness that gain who we...
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. >> about 19,000 tops are in afghanistan and the strag gee has most coming home by 2014. most forces in iraq will be out by this year's end. the president announced that this week, saying that the american diplomats need the take the lead there and there was a plan to reach out to people in iran through an embassy. they are working on a web site to learn how to travel to or study in the united states. >> that embassy does not mean there will be an embassy inside of iran. they broke off ties when the u.s. embassy was taken over and over 60 americans were taken hostage. >>> baltimore is working to keep trick or treaters safe, they will loan protective vests that reflect. they are free, but will have to be returned by november 4th. they can be picked up by any state highway office in the state. >>> more on the efforts in the earthquake in turkey and is a dolphin a slave? that is what an animal's rights group is saying. >>> it is a gloomy thursday, your morning forecast is still coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> a 27-year-old woman was found under debris yesterday, a 19-yea
. >> about 19,000 tops are in afghanistan and the strag gee has most coming home by 2014. most forces in iraq will be out by this year's end. the president announced that this week, saying that the american diplomats need the take the lead there and there was a plan to reach out to people in iran through an embassy. they are working on a web site to learn how to travel to or study in the united states. >> that embassy does not mean there will be an embassy inside of iran. they broke...
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for american troops serving in afghanistan, one killer has surpassed all others. the improvised explosive device. they have either taken the lives or shattered the bolds of more than 8,000 u.s. service members of that war. and they are such a relens lent scourge because they are so easy to make, with a couple of ingredients that end up being disturbingly easy to buy. here's nick schifrin with our series, "nightline investigates." >> reporter: down every rutted road in afghanistan, nothing scares u.s. troops more than this. an ied, just blew up beneath this truck. >> is everyone okay? >> reporter: ieds are the u.s.'s enemy number one in afghanistan. >> oh, my ears. >> reporter: they killed or wounded more than 8,000 american troops. and the numbers are getting worse. >> [ bleep ]. this is close as we get to the source of all our problems. ieds. >> reporter: meet this sar jet. he's an explosives technician, better known as a member of the bomb squad. >> it's like playing a game. who gets to it first? who makes it blow up first? us or them? >> looking to be a long ni
for american troops serving in afghanistan, one killer has surpassed all others. the improvised explosive device. they have either taken the lives or shattered the bolds of more than 8,000 u.s. service members of that war. and they are such a relens lent scourge because they are so easy to make, with a couple of ingredients that end up being disturbingly easy to buy. here's nick schifrin with our series, "nightline investigates." >> reporter: down every rutted road in...
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the wars in afghanistan and iraq, particularly the war in afghanistan that was launched in an effort to bring both al qaeda down and osama bin laden down. and now it has happened. the president will take america through the developments that led to osama bin laden's death tonight. we are awaiting the president who will speak late on a sunday night. and he will take us through those developments. we have all of our correspondents in place. chuck todd in the white house, our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell who has covered the war on terrorism and its many incarnations since 9/11 and including before on osama bin laden. our colleague said it, this is nothing short of a breathtaking development the president will announce. >> the last report on bin laden was 1997 on "nightly news." that's when he was first identified as the key operational leader. over the years, we've seen many killed and captures of these top al qaeda officials, but it was always osama bin laden, the one figure that the u.s. really wanted desperately to get, largely because of the 9/11 obviously, th
the wars in afghanistan and iraq, particularly the war in afghanistan that was launched in an effort to bring both al qaeda down and osama bin laden down. and now it has happened. the president will take america through the developments that led to osama bin laden's death tonight. we are awaiting the president who will speak late on a sunday night. and he will take us through those developments. we have all of our correspondents in place. chuck todd in the white house, our chief foreign affairs...
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as long as the soviet army was in afghanistan u.s. presidents prevented those sanctions authorized by congress from going into effect. the military component of the sanctions in 1990 was listed in 1995. it was only after september 11th, 2001, that the non military component of the sanctions was lifted. that is, of course, because the u.s. government needed the support of the pakistani military and intelligence agencies to prosecute the war in afghanistan. as is said on wednesday in new york that the lots that i watched, u.s. policy to pakistan has involved carrots for the military and steaks for the people. continuing on the second point, the pakistan the economy is already in a very precarious state. the government of pakistan is likely to cut government expenditures when the budget is announced next week so that it can meet international monetary fund targets for government deficit reduction. does not going to make it any easier to increase funding for health and education. a tax surcharge was imposed on those who are already paying
as long as the soviet army was in afghanistan u.s. presidents prevented those sanctions authorized by congress from going into effect. the military component of the sanctions in 1990 was listed in 1995. it was only after september 11th, 2001, that the non military component of the sanctions was lifted. that is, of course, because the u.s. government needed the support of the pakistani military and intelligence agencies to prosecute the war in afghanistan. as is said on wednesday in new york...
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says first of all anybody in the military can come to the movies for free but we want to hire iraq and afghanistan veterans, and i said to the rest of the town we need to put a sign in the window that says that because they are coming back in our arms need to be open to them those from the vietnam era know the importance of what they are going through and what they are processing coming back from an unpopular war they need the love and support of their community so i've been active in things like that, and doing things to help the troops so i get a very good response. our troops are essentially from the working class, and their african-american and hispanic and from groups of people that already are already know what the deal is. they don't come primarily from bel air, bel air california for the upper east side of new york. they come from where i come from, so i understand that. >> michael moore, was it tough to write this book because of the personal? >> was very hard. i put off for a long time to read i've been wanting to write this book for probably a couple of decades and then i started writin
says first of all anybody in the military can come to the movies for free but we want to hire iraq and afghanistan veterans, and i said to the rest of the town we need to put a sign in the window that says that because they are coming back in our arms need to be open to them those from the vietnam era know the importance of what they are going through and what they are processing coming back from an unpopular war they need the love and support of their community so i've been active in things...
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the wars in afghanistan and iraq, particularly the war in afghanistan that was launched in an effort to bring both al qaeda down and osama bin laden down. and now it has happened. the president will take america through the developments that led to osama bin laden's death tonight. we are awaiting the president who will speak late on a sunday night. and he will take us through those developments. we have all of our correspondents in place. chuck todd in the white house, our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell who has covered the war on terrorism and its many incarnations since 9/11 and including before on osama bin laden. our colleague said it, this is nothing short of a breathtaking development the president will announce. >> the last report on bin laden was 1997 on "nightly news." that's when he was first identified as the key operational leader. over the years, we've seen many killed and captures of these top al qaeda officials, but it was always osama bin laden, the one figure that the u.s. really wanted desperately to get, largely because of the 9/11 obviously, th
the wars in afghanistan and iraq, particularly the war in afghanistan that was launched in an effort to bring both al qaeda down and osama bin laden down. and now it has happened. the president will take america through the developments that led to osama bin laden's death tonight. we are awaiting the president who will speak late on a sunday night. and he will take us through those developments. we have all of our correspondents in place. chuck todd in the white house, our chief foreign affairs...
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troops in afghanistan and iraq. and that they moved in on him over the weekend, because he was ready to carry out his plan. >> he talked about changing his name to usama hussein to celebrate his heroes usama bin laden and saddam hussein. he talked about killing u.s. service men returning from iraq and afghanistan. >> police release this video as a news conference announcing his arrest demonstrating the damage to pipe bombs he allegedly was building could have done. the 27-year-old lad been under surveillance since 2009. investigators say he was energized and motivated to build pipe bombs after muslim cleric anwar al-awlaki was taken out by a drone attack in yemen. his mother along with the other relatives and neighbors will expressing shock that he had such devious plans. she talked with reporters today about her son calling him a normal guy. [ inaudible ] >> the nypd tried several times to involve the f.b.i. on this case. the f.b.i. concluded that he didn't have the predisposition or the ability to carry out the cr
troops in afghanistan and iraq. and that they moved in on him over the weekend, because he was ready to carry out his plan. >> he talked about changing his name to usama hussein to celebrate his heroes usama bin laden and saddam hussein. he talked about killing u.s. service men returning from iraq and afghanistan. >> police release this video as a news conference announcing his arrest demonstrating the damage to pipe bombs he allegedly was building could have done. the 27-year-old...
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in august 2011, weeks before 9/11, deputies meet in kandahar, afghanistan. they discuss their aspirations to build a nuclear bomb. >> we refer to it as a fireside chat and had a dinner and talked about where the al-qaeda leader was apparently trying to gain some basic sense of what it would take. >> ralph larson is a veteran u.s. intelligence officer. >> the question he apparently asked after that meeting was, after bashir was telling him how hard this was, how difficult it was for pakistan, bin laden said, if i had the material, then how would i build it. >> they later confirmed to u.s. officials that the meeting took place and that he gave al-qaeda leaders a pencil drawing of a crude nuclear bomb design. just one month after that meeting in kandahar, september 11, 2001. as the united states reels from the attacks, those who know about that meeting in kandahar, reel over what might happen next. the big question becomes, how far along is al-qaeda in its pursuit of a nuclear bomb, and how can the united states stop them from sending one? >> that's a piece of
in august 2011, weeks before 9/11, deputies meet in kandahar, afghanistan. they discuss their aspirations to build a nuclear bomb. >> we refer to it as a fireside chat and had a dinner and talked about where the al-qaeda leader was apparently trying to gain some basic sense of what it would take. >> ralph larson is a veteran u.s. intelligence officer. >> the question he apparently asked after that meeting was, after bashir was telling him how hard this was, how difficult it...
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is afghanistan going backwards i think afghanistan is on the boy in the sense that we would say we want a victory that says a.b.c. you do have salute i think that because three conditions one you have sanctuary for the enemy that you can't go into pakistan principle like two you have a difference in objectives we're fighting a limited war they're fighting a total war to the last man we're not about to fight to the last man as you pointed out less than one percent of this country is bleeding and dying for the other ninety nine plus percent we have a foreign legion of people don't care people don't even know that iraq is going on in afghanistan is on the step occasionally when the mainstream media that as you point out very well cans to focus on which is very often and the third reason is that we simply cannot afford this we simply cannot afford it in the congress woke up after ten years in vietnam and use the power of the purse eventually they're going to wake up and use the power of course here in the in that sense it's ironic that the tea party and libertarians within the tea party in
is afghanistan going backwards i think afghanistan is on the boy in the sense that we would say we want a victory that says a.b.c. you do have salute i think that because three conditions one you have sanctuary for the enemy that you can't go into pakistan principle like two you have a difference in objectives we're fighting a limited war they're fighting a total war to the last man we're not about to fight to the last man as you pointed out less than one percent of this country is bleeding and...
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signs that pakistan's government has turned a blind eye to insurgents crossing into that country from afghanistan. >> we are not one to stop in our efforts to guarantee the safety and security of the people of our country and to try to rid the world of financethe threat that has no respect to the normal boundaries of human behavior. >> he said he gave the pakistani army chief of list of specific demands relating to the charges the pakistan government could be harboring militants. >>> looking at the day ahead virginia senator mark warner plans to deliver messages of support to members of the military responsible for taking down the world's most wanted terrorist. he plans to meet with navy seal commanders in or full and he is bringing along more than 1000 messages he has collected through his office's website -- his norfoldin norfolk. >>> this is national police week. interior secretary ken salazar will speak and will recognize all law-enforcement officers and pay tribute to those killed in a line of duty. >>> when we continue today, how you can weigh in on metro's proposed weekend service cuts. pl
signs that pakistan's government has turned a blind eye to insurgents crossing into that country from afghanistan. >> we are not one to stop in our efforts to guarantee the safety and security of the people of our country and to try to rid the world of financethe threat that has no respect to the normal boundaries of human behavior. >> he said he gave the pakistani army chief of list of specific demands relating to the charges the pakistan government could be harboring militants....
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. >> secretary of defense making a trip to afghanistan and telling the world that al-qaida is on the verge of defeat. the most optmistic prediction of the u.s. leader yet saying the u.s. can eliminate and capture leaders in pakistan and yemen. >> i think we have them on the run. i think now is the moment. now is the moment following what happened with what happened to bin laden to put maximum pressure on them because, i do believe that if we continue this effort, that we can cripple al-qaida as a threat to this country. >> and the secretary's schedule in afghanistan is packed and first the meeting with the top u.s. commander general petraeus here and holding a face to face with afghan hamid karzai. they want to with draw 23,000 troops. >> david piper is on the phone from kabul. >> the newly appointed defense secretary arrive went straight in the talks with afghan president karzai and he said the draw down of u.s. troops. he hopes to drive the taliban to peace talks in that period so there can be a reconcilation in this country and the defense secretary w upbeat about killing out al-q
. >> secretary of defense making a trip to afghanistan and telling the world that al-qaida is on the verge of defeat. the most optmistic prediction of the u.s. leader yet saying the u.s. can eliminate and capture leaders in pakistan and yemen. >> i think we have them on the run. i think now is the moment. now is the moment following what happened with what happened to bin laden to put maximum pressure on them because, i do believe that if we continue this effort, that we can cripple...
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there has been a strike in afghanistan at the u.s. military base, according to the associated press, where at least 80 soldiers have been injured. we're joined live on the phone by patrick quinn. thank you for being with us. what can you tell us? nearly 80 american soldiers wounded, several afghans killed. what happened? where? >> a massive taliban truck bomb, driven by a suicide bomber, tried to penetrate a combat post near the afghan capital. the bomb -- wounded 77 american soldiers and killed five afghans, including a 7- year-old girl. it damaged 100 shops or so in the neighborhood around it. the bomb was in a truck that was hauling firewood, a very large truck. we have not seen this many injured soldiers as far back as i can remember. this was a concerted attempt by the taliban to inflict a serious -- inflict serious injuries and deaths on u.s. troops. host: as somebody who has covered war in this region for so long, was this unexpected or to be expected based on the anniversary today? >> you ask nato and afghan security forces --
there has been a strike in afghanistan at the u.s. military base, according to the associated press, where at least 80 soldiers have been injured. we're joined live on the phone by patrick quinn. thank you for being with us. what can you tell us? nearly 80 american soldiers wounded, several afghans killed. what happened? where? >> a massive taliban truck bomb, driven by a suicide bomber, tried to penetrate a combat post near the afghan capital. the bomb -- wounded 77 american soldiers and...
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in august 2011, weeks before 9/11, deputies meet in kandahar, afghanistan. they discuss their aspirations to build a nuclear bomb. >> we refer to it as a fireside chat and had a dinner and talked about where the al-qaeda leader was apparently trying to gain some basic sense of what it would take. >> ralph larson is a veteran u.s. intelligence officer. >> the question he apparently asked after that meeting was, after bashir was telling him how hard this was, how difficult it was for pakistan, bin laden said, if i had the material, then how would i build it. >> they later confirmed to u.s. officials that the meeting took place and that he gave al-qaeda leaders a pencil drawing of a crude nuclear bomb design. just one month after that meeting in kandahar, september 11, 2001. as the united states reels from the attacks, those who know about that meeting in kandahar, reel over what might happen next. the big question becomes, how far along is al-qaeda in its pursuit of a nuclear bomb, and how can the united states stop them from sending one? >> that's a piece of
in august 2011, weeks before 9/11, deputies meet in kandahar, afghanistan. they discuss their aspirations to build a nuclear bomb. >> we refer to it as a fireside chat and had a dinner and talked about where the al-qaeda leader was apparently trying to gain some basic sense of what it would take. >> ralph larson is a veteran u.s. intelligence officer. >> the question he apparently asked after that meeting was, after bashir was telling him how hard this was, how difficult it...
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ten years after the nine eleven terrorist attacks and the start of the war in afghanistan the u.s. mission to train afghan troops is intensifying you have thirty years of war it that this country has been engaged in and so there is a generation that has lost what we've tried to do is build an army quickly and you know we're on track to do that through home afghanistan is it a critical turning point is future uncertain. the problem is that the u.s. has been involved in war in afghanistan and iraq every day for close to ten years now not just on the tenth anniversary of the nine eleven attacks and in that time more than sixty two hundred u.s. troops have been killed in iraq in afghanistan that's according to iraq coalition casualty count that's more than twice as many as were killed in the world trade center attacks but if you watch the mainstream media at all maybe you have noticed as the folks at pew research certainly have coverage of the afghanistan war is limited to say the least and according to pew more than violence or events on the ground it is policy decisions in washington
ten years after the nine eleven terrorist attacks and the start of the war in afghanistan the u.s. mission to train afghan troops is intensifying you have thirty years of war it that this country has been engaged in and so there is a generation that has lost what we've tried to do is build an army quickly and you know we're on track to do that through home afghanistan is it a critical turning point is future uncertain. the problem is that the u.s. has been involved in war in afghanistan and...
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in afghanistan. pakistan is a modern country, with millions upon millions of people, albeit with a disjointed government. so you can't look at it in a vacuum. that's not a fair assessment. >> understood. and finally, some of the most appealing framing we have heard here in the conversation around the bin laden kill, has been to look at it as a comma and not a period in the progression of this event. do you agree with that framing? >> absolutely. somebody is going to fill in the vacuum for bin laden. may 1 was a great day in american history, a great day in the war against terrorism. it validates a lot of what we were trying to do, and the fact that we will never rest until those that do us harm are brought to justice. that's what the message of may 1 is. but somebody is going to come up in the ranks, and we always have to be diligent. we got a lot of good intel out of that compound he was seized at. and right now, the powers that be in our country are working around the clock to make sure that if oth
in afghanistan. pakistan is a modern country, with millions upon millions of people, albeit with a disjointed government. so you can't look at it in a vacuum. that's not a fair assessment. >> understood. and finally, some of the most appealing framing we have heard here in the conversation around the bin laden kill, has been to look at it as a comma and not a period in the progression of this event. do you agree with that framing? >> absolutely. somebody is going to fill in the...
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base in eastern afghanistan. this latest attack happened at the secure former hotel in kabul, a u.s. compound said to house a major c.i.a. command pose. and now, the news in washington. what do we know about the victims and the shooter? >>reporter: the u.s. foil confirms to fox he works for the u.s. embassy in kabul and was behind the shooting that killed an american and injured a second men. separately while follow has confirmed a c.i.a. employee was killed the state department spokesman would not comment on the individual's employer after it was first reported by the a.p. >> the report determined it was a c.i.a. employee in kabul. >> i am not in a position to confirm where he worked, for woman he worked, i don't have that information. >> the an amendment -- annex houses the c.i.a. and other agencies and they are focusing if the c.i.a. or the government was the target. because it was an american citizen, fox news was told the fbi in kabul is ling the investigation but there is no doubt that it was a shooting by
base in eastern afghanistan. this latest attack happened at the secure former hotel in kabul, a u.s. compound said to house a major c.i.a. command pose. and now, the news in washington. what do we know about the victims and the shooter? >>reporter: the u.s. foil confirms to fox he works for the u.s. embassy in kabul and was behind the shooting that killed an american and injured a second men. separately while follow has confirmed a c.i.a. employee was killed the state department spokesman...
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. >> the subject was a so-called lone wolf, motivated by resentment of american troops in afghanistan. >> reporter: police say he learned how to read bombs by reading al qaeda's inspire magazine. and they showed a photo of pimentel allegedly trying to mix powder. police say they've been watching him with the help of an inform mant. >> the nypd has been keeping track of jose pimentel since may of 2009 when he talked about violence and more intensely in recent weeks as he acted on it. >> reporter: officials say pimentel was a follower of an war al alwalki and became angry over his killing back in september. >> that was jonathan did i etz reporting. >>> elsewhere, it appears lawmaker lawmakers are throwing in the towel. after months of partisan disagreements on tax cuts and spending, it looks like the so-called super committee has failed. brian moore reports. >> with a dead lean looming, members of the congressional deficit cutting super committee seem to have agreed there will be month agreement. and the other side is to blame. >> nothing new came out of this. from the democratic side,
. >> the subject was a so-called lone wolf, motivated by resentment of american troops in afghanistan. >> reporter: police say he learned how to read bombs by reading al qaeda's inspire magazine. and they showed a photo of pimentel allegedly trying to mix powder. police say they've been watching him with the help of an inform mant. >> the nypd has been keeping track of jose pimentel since may of 2009 when he talked about violence and more intensely in recent weeks as he acted...
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he made those while visiting afghanistan. he plans to visit with civilian and military leaders in pakistan to discuss the recent raid on osama bin laden's compound. there are accusations they knew osama bin laden was living there and attempting to hide them. he said patients is running thin with pakistan and we need to find a way to march forward, he said. >> and moammar gadhafi could soon be the target of an international arrest warrant. the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court is expected to announce today he will seek a warrant for the libyan leader. the allegations against him include crimes against humanity, illegal detention and air strikes against civilians. the prosecutor will present all his evidence to a panel of judges in the netherlands where they will decide whether or not to issue the warrants. >>> 4:38 is the time. how the newly married royal couple will be breaking tradition when they visit the united states. >>> a fast one. >>> you have to watch it really closely. even the play-by-play people
he made those while visiting afghanistan. he plans to visit with civilian and military leaders in pakistan to discuss the recent raid on osama bin laden's compound. there are accusations they knew osama bin laden was living there and attempting to hide them. he said patients is running thin with pakistan and we need to find a way to march forward, he said. >> and moammar gadhafi could soon be the target of an international arrest warrant. the chief prosecutor of the international criminal...
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al-qaeda's being decimated and decapitated in afghanistan and pakistan, due to the president in part drone attacks. that is the good side. the tough side is this, john -- the zone attacks are during a lot of collateral damage, they're expanding the universe and the hatred of the united states in that area, and they're creating a larger pool in which al-qaeda fishes. al-qaeda has also even though it's in tough shape there, it's metastasize ode. it's al-q-qda in arabia, in yemen, somalia, libya, and in addition to that, this entire war on terror and again the president's done a good job, has caused us for a decade to ignore a really rising challenge, which is the rising challenge of china as a rival super-power of the united states, while we've been focused on nation building and the rest. >> eleanor? >> this president is not going to eradicate all terrorism. no president could do that. heis trng to bring thwars in iraq and afghanistan to an end, but when you steer the shape a stay, got to avoid sudden moves. and i think he has made adjustments to the bush-cheney policy. i don't think
al-qaeda's being decimated and decapitated in afghanistan and pakistan, due to the president in part drone attacks. that is the good side. the tough side is this, john -- the zone attacks are during a lot of collateral damage, they're expanding the universe and the hatred of the united states in that area, and they're creating a larger pool in which al-qaeda fishes. al-qaeda has also even though it's in tough shape there, it's metastasize ode. it's al-q-qda in arabia, in yemen, somalia, libya,...
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embassy in afghanistan last week had cell phones on them and those phones are one of the reasons the united states is making the remarkable charge that pakistan was directly involved in both that attack and another in which more than 70 american soldiers were wounded. pakistan is supposed to be an ally in the war on terror-- an ally that gets about $2 billion a year year from the united states. the embassy attack was the work of the haqqani network, a terrorist group tied to the taliban. david martin has been speaking with his intelligence sources and fills in the details. >> reporter: the insurgents who attacked the u.s. embassy in kabul last week were killed, but their cell phones left a trail. they had been used to call pakistani intelligence operatives before and during the assault. that's what lies behind the charges made by admiral mike mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff that the haqqani network is a veritable arm of pakistani intelligence. this was the attack on the u.s. embassy and nato's afghan headquarters that resulted in a 22-hour fire fight with american t
embassy in afghanistan last week had cell phones on them and those phones are one of the reasons the united states is making the remarkable charge that pakistan was directly involved in both that attack and another in which more than 70 american soldiers were wounded. pakistan is supposed to be an ally in the war on terror-- an ally that gets about $2 billion a year year from the united states. the embassy attack was the work of the haqqani network, a terrorist group tied to the taliban. david...
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withdrawal from afghanistan draws closer. i think should both the united states and pakistan have this very strange relationship that they need each other and that probably before it absolutely ruptures there will be some concessions but you know the the united states is planning to leave by two thousand and fourteen all its troops there what will be left behind pakistan is determined to have a force in kabul that actually pakistan wants to support it in other words for similar to the taliban that is pressure to the base this is quite opposed to anything that the west wants so i think that the next two years are going to be fascinating when you've got two wholly different dynamics unfolding there. that's how the news looks the son of a banker the recount all top stories in just a few moments stay with us. wealthy british style. is not on the side of. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause
withdrawal from afghanistan draws closer. i think should both the united states and pakistan have this very strange relationship that they need each other and that probably before it absolutely ruptures there will be some concessions but you know the the united states is planning to leave by two thousand and fourteen all its troops there what will be left behind pakistan is determined to have a force in kabul that actually pakistan wants to support it in other words for similar to the taliban...
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three, now that bin laden is gone, should we not get out of the afghanistan? thank you. >> i'll take a shot at a couple of those. root causes, it's difficult. you look at the al-qaeda leadership, and they come from wealthy family. bin laden, himself, his father was one of the wealthiest construction builders in the middle east. certainly, you can look across the arab spring movement, for instance, and see there is, there are some common elementings. -- elements. the alienation, the economic opportunities, their educational opportunities, essentially a poverty of hope that they have any chance of advancing themselves or their family. these are local grievances al-qaeda played upon and other militant groups as well to make this not just a local grievance whether it's your village, province, or county, but make it a nationwide and then international crew said. that's the trouble the united states has in countering it. it's a simple message al-qaeda spreads is the west and united states is at war with islam. how do you fight that when there's tens of thousands of
three, now that bin laden is gone, should we not get out of the afghanistan? thank you. >> i'll take a shot at a couple of those. root causes, it's difficult. you look at the al-qaeda leadership, and they come from wealthy family. bin laden, himself, his father was one of the wealthiest construction builders in the middle east. certainly, you can look across the arab spring movement, for instance, and see there is, there are some common elementings. -- elements. the alienation, the...
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the united states will resume annual payments of $650 million to $700 mill million to the afghanistan reconstruction trust fund. payments to the fund were suspended in june because of scandal at the country's largest bank. the congress research service analyzing data estimates the u.s. spent $443 billion on the war in afghanistan since the attacks of september 11th. >>> enough of the real news, let's huddle up around the water cooler to hold the wake for herman cain's presidential campaign. as you know, he recited the lyrics to the theme song from "pokemon 2000." he did this at his good-bye press conference on saturday. the tributes began pouring in last night beginning with one from jon stewart. >> herman cain saying the greatest nine words ever spoken by an american politician. >> i believe these words came from the pokemon movie. [ cheers and applause ] herman cain's farewell address, words of wisdom to his followers and supporters. the final moments of his campaign are from the closing credits of the pokemon movie. the thing they play to get you the [ bleep ] out of the theater. f
the united states will resume annual payments of $650 million to $700 mill million to the afghanistan reconstruction trust fund. payments to the fund were suspended in june because of scandal at the country's largest bank. the congress research service analyzing data estimates the u.s. spent $443 billion on the war in afghanistan since the attacks of september 11th. >>> enough of the real news, let's huddle up around the water cooler to hold the wake for herman cain's presidential...
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one seventy advanced stealth reconnaissance drone which what i'm hearing is they lost it over afghanistan last week others are saying must be busily looking at this drone and what a great way of. creating technology transfer this is an incredibly serious event and it's of course against international law the united states yet again breaking international law with these drones it's interesting that even some neo conservatives are criticizing obama saying well we're talking about nuclear facilities iran is thinking about a much bigger game and this is really about influence within me and region egypt is a big loss to the united states after the fall of the u.s. back to day to barak so from the atlantic to the indian oceans and of course even greece backing some oil sanctions against syria against iran this is a case of the western media feeding loads of people the idea that these countries are isolated when in fact the world is now changing. and syria has reportedly accepted the arab league's plan to send a mission of foreign observers into the country this comes in the wake of sustained fo
one seventy advanced stealth reconnaissance drone which what i'm hearing is they lost it over afghanistan last week others are saying must be busily looking at this drone and what a great way of. creating technology transfer this is an incredibly serious event and it's of course against international law the united states yet again breaking international law with these drones it's interesting that even some neo conservatives are criticizing obama saying well we're talking about nuclear...
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these are pictures of troops in kandahar airfield in afghanistan. they gathered to watch the president make the announcement. bin laden was killed in a mansion in pakistan in an operation led by the united states. overnight we learned his body had been buried at sea. president obama informed former president george w. bush about osama bin laden's death before he spoke to the nation last night. shortly afterward the former president released his own statement. president bush said "this momentous achievement marks a victory for america for people who seek peace around the world and for all those who lost loved ones on september 11, 2001". >>> a suspected drunk driver in san jose hit and killed a woman who was gardening in her front yard. the crash left part of the home caved in at running drive and snell avenue. neighbors say the driver jumped the sidewalk, pinned the woman to the home and then took off. the woman identified as 79-year- old diana later died at the hospital. neighbors say the woman's grandson was in the front yard just moments before t
these are pictures of troops in kandahar airfield in afghanistan. they gathered to watch the president make the announcement. bin laden was killed in a mansion in pakistan in an operation led by the united states. overnight we learned his body had been buried at sea. president obama informed former president george w. bush about osama bin laden's death before he spoke to the nation last night. shortly afterward the former president released his own statement. president bush said "this...
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motivated by his own resentment of the presence of american troops in iraq and afghanistan. >> reporter: police say pimentel learned how to build bombs by reading al qaeda's-inspired magazine. officials showed off some of the materials, materials allegedly acquired as stores like home depot and they showed a photo of pimentel allegedly trying to mix powder. police say they've been watching him with the help of an informant. first, when the naturalized american expressed radical views in upstate schenectady and later when he returned home to harlem. >> the nypd has been keeping track of pimentel since may of 2009 and more intensely in recent weeks as he acted on violence. >> officials say pimentel was a follower of radical cleric anwar al awlaki and became angry over his killing in september. pimentel's defense lawyer says his client may have radical views, but was no threat. >> and that was wnbc's jonathan dientz reporting. >>> elsewhere, it appears that lawmakers tasked with slashing more than $1 trillion from the nation's deficit are throwing in the towel. after months of partisan dis
motivated by his own resentment of the presence of american troops in iraq and afghanistan. >> reporter: police say pimentel learned how to build bombs by reading al qaeda's-inspired magazine. officials showed off some of the materials, materials allegedly acquired as stores like home depot and they showed a photo of pimentel allegedly trying to mix powder. police say they've been watching him with the help of an informant. first, when the naturalized american expressed radical views in...
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at least afghanistan was linked to 9/11. invading iraq, on the other hand, had nothing do with 9/11, despite the white house's claim that did it. >> the liberation of iraq is crucial in the campaign against terror. we removed an ally of terror and cut off a source of terrorist funding. >> hank crompton, now retired, iraq remains a head snap. many at the cia never believed in the link between saddam hue sign and 9/11. >> the belief was that iraq had something to do with 9/11. not the case at all. saddam hussein saw al qaeda not as an ally but a threat. >> did you feel pressure that iraq was working with al qaeda? >> no, i do recall -- this was in the spring of 2001, a query that came from the white house about the alliance between saddam hussein and al qaeda. and i remember at the time, that sounded so absurd. and i remember speaking with an analyst about it and dismissing it out of hand. >> when the memo came down, and said, what do you know about a the alliance between saddam and al qaeda, your response was, what alliance?
at least afghanistan was linked to 9/11. invading iraq, on the other hand, had nothing do with 9/11, despite the white house's claim that did it. >> the liberation of iraq is crucial in the campaign against terror. we removed an ally of terror and cut off a source of terrorist funding. >> hank crompton, now retired, iraq remains a head snap. many at the cia never believed in the link between saddam hue sign and 9/11. >> the belief was that iraq had something to do with 9/11....
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fails to acknowledge pakistan's wild role in afghanistan. bucks any interest will have to be respected of parks and is to participate in take part in any efforts to stabilize of going to and let me just remind you books that has played a major role as you know in the beginning of the war we're talking ten years ago. in our first peace efforts that led to the formation of the government that is headed know the president hamid karzai there's no way that you can have the operation of a country if you will not take that country's interests along unfortunately the international coalition led by the united states and abroad has done has failed to do that locks and has suffered losses in excess of fifty billion dollars over ten years lost opportunities investments that ran away when somewhere else and so forth and of course not to mention the huge psychological damage of course that the pakistani people are suffering from as a result of our role in america's war in afghanistan. painting a public protest message on their naked bodies has become the
fails to acknowledge pakistan's wild role in afghanistan. bucks any interest will have to be respected of parks and is to participate in take part in any efforts to stabilize of going to and let me just remind you books that has played a major role as you know in the beginning of the war we're talking ten years ago. in our first peace efforts that led to the formation of the government that is headed know the president hamid karzai there's no way that you can have the operation of a country if...
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forces had invaded afghanistan. b-52's bombed the caves he used to hide out, but he escaped over the border into pakistan's tribal areas, and the trail went cold. u.s. special forces found him, not in the tribal areas, but in the pakistani town of abbottabad. he was sheltering in this compound, filmed here after the u.s. raid. just down the road from a pakistani military base. >> it's an odd feeling in the ballpark right now, to be perfectly honest with you. some of the crowd chanting "u.s.a., u.s.a.." >> the news started spreading across the u.s., even before president obama spoke. crowds flocked to times square in new york. soldiers joining the celebrations. >> ♪ god bless america ♪ >> outside the white house, there were chants of "four more years" for obama. >> the crowds here outside the white house are growing all the time. there's a mood of huge euphoria and relief at what they just heard from president obama. to me, it t also brings back memories of being in the u.s. immediately after september 11 when it
forces had invaded afghanistan. b-52's bombed the caves he used to hide out, but he escaped over the border into pakistan's tribal areas, and the trail went cold. u.s. special forces found him, not in the tribal areas, but in the pakistani town of abbottabad. he was sheltering in this compound, filmed here after the u.s. raid. just down the road from a pakistani military base. >> it's an odd feeling in the ballpark right now, to be perfectly honest with you. some of the crowd chanting...